Marlen Reusser Wins the 2026 World Championships: the Swiss Rider Takes It in 50:24.44

Marlen Reusser is the new world champion. The Swiss rider won the 2026 UCI Road World Championships with a time of 50:24.44, finishing ahead of all her rivals. The race Reusser, wearing the Swiss national team jersey, made the most of her experience in time trials, managing the course perfectly and maintaining a steady pace all the way to the finish. Behind her, the group of chasers arrived together: none of them managed to gain ground on the Swiss rider, who was thus able to raise her arms to the sky. Results Marlen Reusser (SUI) — 50:24.44 Zoe Backstedt (GBR) — s.t. Franziska Koch (GER) — s.t. Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) — s.t. Cedrine Kerbaol (FRA) — s.t. Britain's Zoe Backstedt and Germany's Franziska Koch complete the podium with the same time as the winner, followed by Italy's Elisa Longo Borghini and France's Cedrine Kerbaol, also credited with s.t. Closing For Switzerland it is a title built on solidity and on the ability to keep the speed high in the decisive sections. Her rivals, all grouped within the same time, confirm just how tight the battle at the top of this world championship event was.